Page 2-Tuesday, May 12, 1981-The Michigan Daily 4 Atlanta mayor' seeks aid for youth protection WASHINGTON (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson asked the Reagan administration for $1.25 million yesterday to help fund a strictly super- vised summer program for his city's children because of the unsolved mur- ders of 26 young blacks here. Jackson and other local officials, worried about the dangers the summer could pose to unguarded children, went to Washington seeking help in footing some costs of their "Safe Summer" campaign. FEDERAL OFFICIALS already have funneled $1.5 million to Atlanta for the task force investigating the cases of 26 murdered and one missing young black since July 1979 and $1 million for children's counseling. - "We would have cut off our right arms if we could have avoided coming here" to ask for for federal aid, the mayor told Washington reporters, but "we've exhausted the other possibilities." Jackson said Vice President George Bush, who met with the Georgia delegation, promised to give the request a "hard and fast look" and to reply as soon as possible. BUSH DISCUSSED the plea with Jackson, Fulton County Commission Chairman Michael Lomax and DeKalb County Commission Chairman Manuel Maloof. Most of Atlanta lies in Fulton County, the rest is in DeKalb. When 73,000 schoolchildren - most of them black - leave school next month, the city plans to have 47 supervised play programs in operation from 8a.m. to6 p.m. each weekday. Officials in Atlanta and the two coun- ties say they need more money for ex- tra counselors and day camp sites. Some employees will be obtained through the city's CETA program and paid with CETA funds. ATLANTA SAYS IT needs $718,110, DeKalb County about $300,000 and Fulton County $237,900. Each has money for extra costs. Meanwhile, city attornies were arranging the terms of a $400,000 donation offered by world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali for the city's reward fund. The surprise gift Saturday from the former heavyweight boxing champion boosted the city's fund for information in the crimes to $500,000, the largest reward ever offered in the city or in Georgia for information in a case, Public Safety Commissioner Lee Brown said. Jackson says he is confident the $500,000 reward would encourage people to contribute information about the crimes. But police spokesman Roger Harris said there was no im- mediate change in the number of calls fieldedby the task force. Today Mobile home reject Charlie, a 3-year-old springer spaniel, measures 20 inches from paws to shoulder, but that's 2 inches too many for the Sterling Estates mobile home park in Sterling Heights, Mich. Charlie and his owners, Rich and Debbie Radzioch, may be evicted from the park because the dog is 2 inches taller than the newly enforced 18-inch requirement. "Any animal that's too big . .. we ask that it be removed from the park," said Patty Davidson, a manager at Sterling Estates. "Rules are rules." The rule was always on the books, but it wasn't enforced until there was a management change at the park last October, Mrs. Davidson explained. Radzioch was told to bring the animal in for an official measurement after a maintenance worker spotted the dog. Charlie measured in at 2 inches over the limit and the Radziochs were given three days to get rid of him. At least three other park dwellers got rid of their dogs when asked, Mrs. Davidson said. After refusing to part with the animal, the couple received a notice Monday that eviction proceedings would begin unless they left Sterling Estates by June 6. They now have their mobile home up for sale. "How can they expect me to throw out Charlie?" said Mrs. Radzioch. "That dog's my kid." Tarnish needed Portland, Oregon prefers a tarnished image, Paul Himmelman has discovered. Himmelman, general manager of the Benson Hotel, decided to clean and polish a city-owned fountain in front of the hotel, and now the city might bill him for $600 for his efforts. Three hotel employees worked three days with solvents and steel wool to clean the bronze, four-armed fountain, one of 20 donated to the city nearly 70 years ago by the hotel. Himmelman sayd the job cost about $15. But Portland Water Bureau officials said the workers ruined the greenish-brown tarnish that settles on bronze after years of exposure to the elements, and that it might cost $600 to restore the oxidized finish. "Oxidizing gives it that dark, velvety appearance," said Gail Black, supervisor of water operations. "Actually, if you appreciate that kind of thing, it's beautiful." Q Today's weather Look for clearing skies today with slightly warmer temperatures. Today's expected high is in the upper 50s. Q Happenings... MISCELLANEOUS ISMRRD - Conf., "Alternatives Assignments and Intervention Strategies for Infants at High Risk and their Families," 1a.m., Menselssohn Theatre. Baseball - M vs. Wayne State, 1p.m., Fisher Stadium. Department of Linguistics - lecture by Kenneth Pike, 8 p.m., Rackham Aud. E The Michigan Daily Vol. XCI, No. 5-S Tuesday, May 12, 1981 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Sulscription rates:$12 September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mornings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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